Cleveland in World War II
Published on 2. November 2015
299 pages
978-1-62585-412-4 (ISBN)
Description
Berthed on the Cleveland lakefront, the battle-hardened submarine USS Cod serves as a proud reminder of the wartime contributions from the Greater Cleveland community. Clevelanders did their duty and more, from round-the-clock work on the factory assembly lines to the four Medal of Honor recipients on the front lines. The Cleveland Bomber Plant churned out thousands of B-29 parts, while Auto-Ordnance Co. developed the design for the Thompson submachine guns used by GIs on nearly every battlefield. Indians pitcher Bob Feller left the game to go into the service, and Clarence Jamison flew with the famed Tuskegee Airmen. Through interviews and archival material, authors Brian Albrecht and James Banks honor a time when Clevelanders of all stripes answered the call to arms.
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Cleveland in World War II
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11/2015
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
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Content
- Intro
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Cleveland Mobilizes the Homefront
- 2. Forging the Arsenal of Democracy
- 3. Family Fears: Stars in the Windows, Soldiers at the Door
- 4. From Pearl Harbor to Tokyo: Marching Across the Pacific
- 5. Cleveland Women Go to War at Home and Abroad
- 6. Black Clevelanders Fight on Two Fronts
- 7. Breaking Down the Walls of Fortress Europe
- 8. Crile General Hospital: An Oasis of Healing
- 9. Victory in Europe and Victory Over Japan Days: Dancing in the Streets
- 10. Places: Lest We Forget
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Authors
